This was originally on a page on my website, but since I’ve mostly gotten out of writing flash fiction except for the NYC midnight challenge, I thought I’d move the little stories here instead. This one’s a microfic I wrote for the monthly 100 word story challenge years ago.

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

The office clown

I squint for a moment, then my eyes widen with recognition.  “Susan?”  The garish orange clown pockets her juggling balls, her painted smile faltering, but I press on.  “From accounting?” 

Her shoulders fold in as she looks down her red nose at the ground, looking just like she did when I caught her eating a cheap tv dinner in her cramped corner cube yesterday.  But in another beat, she straightens and puffs out her chest, jaw set with defiance before pulling a banana out from behind my ear and cartwheeling away. 

Well, tomorrow’s staff meeting is going to be awkward.

One thought on “Drabble Me This – The Office Clown”

  1. Good work, Hayley 🙂 Great use of imagery. The story reminds me of how some will hide their pain behind humor and how such suffering isn’t always obvious. I like how the story ended also.

    Nice work again, Hayley 🙂 Take care, my friend :).

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